Germany’s Factories Are Shrinking Again — And Europe’s Industrial Powerhouse Has a Bigger Problem

  ABE NEWS | September 7, 2026 Germany’s industrial production unexpectedly fell in July, delivering another reminder that Europe’s largest economy is still struggling to produce a convincing industrial recovery despite stronger government spending and recent signs of improvement in manufacturing demand. Production declined 1.1% from June after seasonal and calendar adjustments, according to Germany’s…

Read Full News

Europe Just Got a New Route to Space — German Startup Isar Aerospace Reaches Orbit in Historic Launch

  ABE NEWS | September 6, 2026 Europe’s effort to rebuild its independent access to space reached an important milestone this weekend after German startup Isar Aerospace successfully sent its Spectrum rocket into orbit from northern Norway, becoming the first commercial European company to place satellites into orbit with its own launch vehicle. The rocket…

Read Full News

Europe Vows New Action Against Russia After Explosive Drone Attack at German Airport — As Sabotage Fears Grow

ABE NEWS | September 2, 2026 Europe’s confrontation with Russia is entering increasingly dangerous territory — and this time the centre of the story is not Ukraine. It is Germany. German authorities have formally accused Russia of orchestrating an attempted explosive-drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, one of Europe’s important cargo hubs and a logistics centre…

Read Full News

Russia’s Oil Output Is Heading for a 17-Year Low — The Ukraine War Is Starting to Hit Its Energy Machine

  ABE NEWS | September 1, 2026 Russia’s oil industry — one of the financial engines that has powered the country for decades and helped Moscow sustain more than four years of war in Ukraine — is facing mounting pressure. A Russian government draft economic forecast reviewed by Reuters has cut the country’s expected 2026…

Read Full News

Canada Backs €100 Billion Global Defence Bank — And Wants to Become a Financial Hub for the West’s Military Build-Up

  ABE NEWS | August 30, 2026 Canada is positioning itself at the centre of an ambitious attempt to transform how Western countries finance defence, as Prime Minister Mark Carney throws Ottawa’s weight behind a proposed international bank seeking to mobilize roughly €100 billion — about US$116 billion — for defence, security and military-industrial investment….

Read Full News

37 Dead After Russian Drone Strike Triggers Massive Ammunition Depot Explosion Near Kyiv — Ukraine Opens Negligence Investigation

  ABE NEWS | August 29, 2026 At least 37 people have been killed after a Russian drone struck an ammunition storage facility near Kyiv, triggering enormous secondary explosions that tore through surrounding homes and a care facility in one of Ukraine’s deadliest attacks of 2026. The strike hit the village of Myla in the…

Read Full News